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1998 - Orchestral Studies

Elizabeth McLaud
111 East Ave
Batavia, NY  14020
Home Phone:    585-344-0949

What I'm doing now: Studying at SUNY Fredonia

Ryan Latini 
22 Ketewomoke Dr
Huntington, NY 11743
Home Phone: 631-549-6978
Email:  rjl233@nyu.edu

What I'm doing now: Still in college, at NYU, second year.

Comments: Had a terrific time, made friends that I continue to speak to today.

Michelle Wendling 
100 Brigham Rd. Apt.416
Fredonia, NY 14063
Home Phone: (716)679-0940
Email:  punkinmw@yahoo.com

What I'm doing now: Attending college at SUNY College at Fredonia pursuing a music education degree

Comments: Being in the NYSSSA Orchestral Studies program was my first experience playing in an orchestra and I immediately fell in love with it! It was an incredible experience and we played some amazing music.

Dennis Marcel
108-V Misty Wood Circle
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Home Phone: (919)928-8208
Email: djm807@email.unc.edu

What I'm doing now: I am currently a student at UNC-Chapel Hill, studying business and journlaism. In addition, I am working for UNC-Chapel Hill's Office of Advancement where I contact local businesses and corporations for gift-in-kind charitable donations.

Comments: NYSSSA allowed me to better understand myself both as a musician and as a person. It enabled me to break free of high school constraints, to expand my horizons toward future hopes and goals, and to attain those goals while establishing a meaning of self.

Jamie Lee Palaganas Email: Bfnstph1@aol.com

What I'm doing now: Attending Johns Hopkins University and the Peabody Conservatory

Jonathan Bisesi
64 Jolls Lane
Orchard Park, NY 14127
Home Phone: 716-662-3195
Work Phone: 617-771-6984
Email: jdbisesi@aol.com

What I'm doing now: Grad.asst.completing Masters at Boston Univiversity,faculty of Boston UniviversityTanglewood Institute, associate member New World Symphony in Miami & Civic Orchestra of Chicago, co-founded & co-direct New Music Ensemble Boston presenting recitals in the Greater Boston area.

Elizabeth Dollard 
2904 Wycliff Ave.
Dallas, TX  75219
Email: beth.dollard@gmail.com

What I'm doing now: I recently received my BM in Horn Performance from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (Class of 2005). I am currently studying horn at Southern Methodist University and teaching horn and piano in the Dallas area.

Vincent J. Madonna 
830 Scott Blvd.
Covington, KY 41011
Email: madonnv@email.uc.edu

What I'm doing now: I'm now a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati: College-Conservatory of Music where I'm pursuing a double major in Clarinet Performance and Music History.

Josef Lorenz
33 Canton Street
Baldwinsville, NY 13027
Home Phone: (315)635-5182
Email: joebass123@aol.com

What I'm doing now: Currently going to school at Ithaca College and finishing up my degree in music performance on the Double Bass.

Marisa Bushman
58 Noble Ave.
Yonkers, NY 10708
Home Phone: (914) 423 497
Email: asiram519@msn.com

What I'm doing now: I am currently a freshman at the University of California, Los Angeles and am a music performance major under the instruction of Professor Ralph Fielding.

Kristen Constantino
1100 Delacroix Cir.
Nokomis, FL  34275

Email: kristenconstantino@yahoo.com

What I'm doing now: I am in my final semester at University of Florida, and playing out with several other musicians in the Sarasota Area.

Comments: I loved it.  The people, and the connection to the music that I learned.

Matthew Abramo
15 Sanford Lane
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Email: radioheadtool@hotmail.com

What I'm doing now: I currently attend the Eastman School of Music, where I study double bass performance.

Jessica Weber 
6200 Wayne Ave. Apt. B106
Philadelphia, PA  19144
Home Phone: (845)527-9661
Email:
weberj@gmail.com

What I'm doing now: I am a graduate student at Temple University, studying Violin Performance.

Comments: I met my current violin teacher, William dePasquale, at SOS. I loved the program so much that I am currently the Head Counselor of the Orchestral Studies program.

Zachary Augustine 
Unit 81, 1 Frist Campus Ctr
Princeton, NJ 08544-1101
Home Phone: (716)655-2674
Work Phone: (609)986-7141
Email: zaugusti@princeton.edu

What I'm doing now: I'm a junior at Princeton University.

Alison Greenwood   
What I'm doing now: II graduated from Duke University in '04 and spent almost 2 years in DC working for a healthcare research company. I just moved to Berkeley, CA and am working at Haas Business School as a Faculty Assistant until I pass my teaching exams.
Christina Butler
1AA PO Box 200 TU Dorm
Interlochen, MI 49643
Home Phone: 315-698-9714
Email: galaxygmrl3@hotmail.com

What I'm doing now: I will attend Boston University in the fall.

What I'm doing now: The friends I made I still keep in touch with. It is a wonderful program.

Jennifer O'Donnell Email: Green1Star@aol.com

What I'm doing now: I'm entering my fourth year at Ithaca College where I am a Music Ed/Performance, and Television-Radio major (you all remember me running around with a video camera!) I'm in the symphony orchestra, a quartet, and work on TV programs.

Comments: SOS still ranks as one of the best experiences of my life. It was a perfect program to immerse a young musician in music and her love of music for a summer. Drop me a line, anyone! What's happened to the rest of the Michael Ludwig Fan Club?

Jason Pfeifer Home Phone: 585-225-3997
Email: jpfeifer@bw.edu
What I'm doing now: Heading for the junior year at Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of music in Berea, OH.

Additional Comments:  Attending Saratoga for three years was outstanding.  My musical skills multiplied & the camp prepared me for any future. I am bound to run into and catch up with fellow SOS alumni anywhere I go.

Brooke Leighton 
8 Park Alley North
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Home Phone: (518)587-0183
Work Phone: (518)577-5180
Email: brookeleighton@yahoo.com

What I'm doing now: Music Ed. in college (U. of Delaware), teaching music, taking lessons, orchestra, etc. Additional Comments: I'll never forget the friends I made and our common love for music.

Brian Hermanson
2722 East Grand River
East Lansing, MI 48823
Home Phone: 585-414-6502
Work Phone: 585-414-6502
Email: einstein144 @hotmail.com
What I'm doing now: Freelance Musician - NYC; Chamber Musician/Coach; Faculty, Flint Institute of Music
Jaime Collazo
41 Brookrun Drive
Medford, NY 11763
Email: ny1286@aol.com
What I'm doing now: working full time, school in the evenings, but I still play instruments and sing whenver I can!

Comments: The time I spent at saratoga are the best of my life. Im still great friends with the people I met.I still hear the 1812 overture and pines of rome in my head! Maestro Stanger is the BEST conductor I've worked with, thanks for the years I had there.
Grace Song Email:  gsoOong@gmail.com

What I'm doing now:  Attending USC and pursuing a B.S. in Music Industry

Additional Comments:
 Saratoga were one of my best summers back in high
school. The people you meet will be permanently engraved in your memory.  It really helped me to craft &  focus on my strengths and weaknesses as a musician.  Maestro Stranger is the best :D

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